Mop-holder.



A. M. ZIMMERS.

MOP HOLDER. APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 15, 1913.

' 1,098,073. Patented May 26, 1914.

ABRAHAM M. ZIMMERS, OF BALTIMORE, MARYLAND.

MQP-HOLDER.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, ABRAHAM M. ZIMMERS, acitizen of the United States, residing at Baltimore city, State ofMaryland, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inMop-Holders, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to mop holders and the like,-and has for itsobject to provide a device of such class in a manner hereinafter setforth, which is particularly adapted for use in connection with anyordinary fabric composing the mop for conveniently using the mop forpurposes for which a mop is ordinarily used.

A further object is to provide a mop holder which is simple inconstruction and operation, and inexpensive to manufacture, and which isstrong, durable, and efficient in its use, and which may be convenientlyadjusted or positioned with respect to the mop with which it is adaptedto engage.

With these objects in view the invention consists in the improvedconstruction, arrangement and combination of parts of a device of thecharacter specified, which will be hereinafter fully described andpointed out in the claims.

In order that the construction and operation thereof may be readilycomprehended, the invention will now be fully and specifi callydescribed in connection with the accompanying drawings which illustratean embodiment thereof, and in which like refercnce characters denotecorresponding parts throughout the several views, and in which:

Figure 1 is a plan view of the mop holder, and Fig. 2 is a view in sideelevation show ing a mop gripped between the jaws.

A device constructed in accordance with this invention comprises twomembers, an upper member referred to generally as A, and a lower memberreferred to generally as B. The members A and B are pivotally connectedtogether and each is formed froma single piece of wire of the necessaryrigidity.

The member A consists of a handle portion which gradually decreases inwidth from its outer to its inner end, and is arranged to lie betweenthe inner ends of the arms of the member B, and is formed of a pair ofarms 3-3 connected together at the outer end of the handle by adownwardlydepending inclined loop 4, which loop is formed by the wirebeing rounded at 5-5,

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed September 15, 1913.

Patented May 26, 1914. Serial No. 789,777.

and merged into a downwardly-depending inclined loop. The arms 3-3 attheir inner terminus are rounded at 6 6, and merge in right angularlydisposed arms 7-7, which terminate upwardly and merge in verticallyextended arms 8-8, the arms merging in upwardly extended loops 9-9, andthence extended and merging into longitudinal arms 10-10, whichterminate in upwardly turned or rounded ends 11-11 forming hooks.

The member B is formed of a pair of arms 12-12, which also decrease inwidth from their outer to their inner ends, as do those of the member Abut to a less degree. The outer ends of the arms 12-12 are rounded at13-13, and merge into an upwardly extended loop 15, constituting a hook.The arms 12-12 at their inner ends are wound around the arms 7-7 as at16-16 thereby pivotally connecting the arms to the member A. Projectingfrom the looped portions 16-16, are angular curved extensions 17-17terminating in downwardly extended hooked ends 18-18 the arms 17-17being arranged in parallel relation with each other as also are the arms10-10 of the member A.

When the mop holder is utilized the members A and B are opened apart,which causes the arms 10-10 and 17-17 of the respective members torecede from each other, and a mop C is then placed upon or wound aboutthe arms 10-10 of the member A; upon the members or handles A and Bbeing brought together, the arms 10-10 and 17-17 approach each other,the hooked ends 18-18 of the member B embedding themselves in the mop C,the hook ends 11-11 of the member A serving to retain the mop on thearms 10-10 and thereby secure the mop in the holder as shown in Fig. 2,the arms 10-10 with their hooked ends 11-11, and the arms 17-17 withtheir hooked ends 18-18 of the members A and B respectively forming jawsin which the mop is gripped and held in the holder.

The loop 4: of the member A will be found useful as forming a lifter forremoving the lids from stoves and the like, and the loop 15 of themember B which forms a. hook will be found useful in removing heatedcooking utensils by engaging with the handles of such utensils whichoftentimes are too hot to be handled with the naked hands.

Having fully described my invention,

what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is;

A mop holder comprising two members, one of said members comprising apair of arms constituting a handle merging into ri 'ht angularlydisposed arms, and vertical extensions extending upwardly, and thencedownwardly forming vertical loops, said eX- tensions merging intolongitudinal arms terminating in hooked ends, the other of said memberscomprising a pair of arms constitoting a handle, the inner end portionsof which are looped around the angular arms of said first mentionedmember, pivotally connecting said members together, the arms 15 Intestimony whereof I aflix my signature 20 in presence of two Witnesses.

ABRAHAM M. ZIMMERS.

/Vitnesses:

E. WALTON BREWINGToN, HOWARD D. ADAMS.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. G.

